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Assiette a palmes

Plate
1755-1756 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Form: 12 lobes,6 large moulded with palm fronds
Ground: bleu celeste
Decoration: flowers and birds
Rim hole

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAssiette a palmes (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Soft-paste porcelain plate, painted in enamels and gilded, Vincennes porcelain factory, France, 1755-1756
Physical description
Form: 12 lobes,6 large moulded with palm fronds
Ground: bleu celeste
Decoration: flowers and birds
Rim hole
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 25.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Interlaced 'L's in blue enamel with date letter 'C' (Maker's mark)
  • *
Credit line
Bequeathed by D. M. Currie
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.403-1921

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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